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The absolute best training ground for a criminal defense lawyer is in the prosecutor’s office. It is there that essential trial skills and courtroom experience is developed and provides the most exceptional base for a lawyer to practice criminal defense thereafter. Attorney, John Adams, is a former prosecutor. With over thirty five (35) years of Criminal Defense experience built on that foundation.
Unlike most lawyers, Attorney John Adams' practice concentrates in Criminal Defense. That distinguishes him from those who practice in multiple areas of law such as divorce, contracts, wills, business, corporate, estates. etc. The result is consistently superior results.
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Acquired: 1985
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State: Maryland
Acquired: 1982
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1997 Annapolis Exchange Pkwy, Suite 300, Annapolis, MD, 21401
37 Client Reviews
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Posted by Linda | January 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Highly Recommended Only The Best!!!!!
I can't believe it money well spent, Mr. Adams got 10 citations dismissed totaling well over 30 points and automatic suspension of my license. And possibly a year in jail. I had to plead guilty to eluding police officer and failing to stop, no points or fines. My fines was almost almost or over $1,00...
Posted by michael | September 03, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Drug Crime
Excellent Representation
I was charged with possession of a controlled substance other than Marijuana I received many solicitations from attorneys i liked the way Mr Adams letter was written so i contacted him and set up a free consultation. After the talk I decided to hire Mr Adams. this was a very good decision.He was v...
Posted by Joseph Nowlin | May 22, 2018 | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Rude/Horrible Service!
Mr. Adams- I hope this message finds you well. Thank you for wasting me and my fiancé’s time. I now understand why you feel the need to advertise your services, because I can’t imagine anyone recommending you. You sent me your information, and this is how you treat potential clients? You were ...
Of the tens of thousand's of cases I have handled, there is a reason why there are so few complaints. There is,however, always going to be someone predisposed to complain. This is an example of that. I sized up the case and informed him that he may not need an attorney and could save the expense. I explained that he would be getting a letter from the prosecutor's office offering Diversion. The letter would explain the program and he could call them with any questions. The result of doing that would be a dismissal of his charges. I told him that once he looked into the Diversion if he wanted to hire an attorney and forego that program he could do so. I looked his case up today and see that he followed my advice. All charges were dismissed 2 months before the trial date. I could have refrained from informing him about Diversion and instead sought to have him pay my fee to represent him. That is not how I do business. This "complaint" is meritless. For instance, it is obvious what my free advice was and what it did for him. Yet it is twisted here with the falsity that I was "trying to say you are trying to save me money just because you think I am some low life looking for the easy way out." How absurd. He claims to have rejected the Diversion advice. Yet it was followed. Said going to pay someone ( to represent ) and the case shows no attorney entered. The rest is not worthy of a response.
Posted by anonymous | May 18, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Extremely Disappointed - Unprofessional
I hired Mr. Adams after receiving a solicitation in the mail. After a brief consultation, he explained the charges, and said he'd get more information. The court date was reset 2 times and took 9 excruciating months to go to trial. His office sent documents from the file and new court dates. I c...
There is no complaint about the results and outcome of the case. I cannot begin to fathom what REAL client I have had who would harbor such sentiments. We want every client to be happy with our representation, from the start of the case to its successful completion. With all of the satisfied clients we have and have had, over the course of 25+ years, no client can be recalled who may have had the experience described. The absence of any name, unlike all of the other reviews, makes for a specific response to be impossible, and prevents a determination as to whether this poster was an actual client. The descriptions do not fit our office and practices. I have never told anyone, "after a brief consultation," which I take to refer to the initial consultation, that I would "get more information." When my office sends documents it is such things as the police reports and discovery as well as any notices from the courts. There would not have been other "documents from the file" that were to have been given. So everything we normally provide to clients must have received, along with a cover letter explaining what was being sent. There could not have been anything else that should have been given that was not. My office procedure is to get all phone messages to me in a timely manner and I strive to return all calls. If you provide your first name, I could investigate this further to determine how your calls were not returned over the course of 9 months. If there was such a 9 month failing in my office, which is hard to believe, then I want to find out how and why that occurred. You say you "requested a copy of information the prosecutor made available to him." I have never had anyone ask for such. The police reports and discovery would have been sent in the regular course, without a client asking for it. You said you received "documents from the file" so it must have been the police reports and discovery. There would have been no copy of anything else "the prosecutor made available" to be provided to you. Finally, I have received no phone messages from anyone ever complaining that I failed return all phone calls over the course of 9 months. Nor have i received any phone messages with the various things you described. Checking with our staff, no one recalls taking any calls with the messages you say you left. I certainly did not receive any such phone messages. If I discover anyone in my office failing to timely provide phone messages then appropriate action will be taken to ensure it does not happen again.
Posted by anonymous | June 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Excellent Representation
John's representation was superb. His questions about the case, confident and thoughtful inputs, patience in fielding my inquiries, strategic approach, and meticulous court preparation and presentation were invaluable assets. I have no doubt that, without his advocacy, I would not have had the oppo...
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2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2014
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
2013
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
1990 - Present
Attorney, Adams Law Firm, CHTD.
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won
dismissal without going to trial
suspended sentence, no jail time
Probation closed without any jail time imposed
1990
JD - Juris Doctor
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
English
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